major_chaos said:
1. A good F2P/B2P game you are never obligated to buy anything. I have enjoyed all those games I listed at the beginning of this post without spending a cent other than the initial purchase price.
2. A year of WoW costs $150~ last time I checked, do you know how many games I could buy on steam/GoG/at Gamestop for that much?
1) True, and there are good MMOs that do that (path of exile too). there are also MMOs that are bad at cash shops. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that developers would spend X amount of time creating things for the cash shop, when that time could be placed into the game or to work on Y expansion/patch/free update.
Not saying F2P mmos are bad, just that I would like to play a good MMO where all items are earned in-game, not though a shop.
2)Yes, you can buy other games for that price, but I would bet very little games offers the same massive world, social environment, or the possibility of a changing game that a MMO can. Though, I will say that most sub-based MMOs have been lacking in any or all of those departments, which is why sub-based payments are not popular anymore. Hopefully Wildstar will change that, and the amount of content you get is well worth $15 a month (which I might add, as long as it keeps me entertained for 15 hours a month, I'm happy).
Also, you can always take a break, no one is forcing you to pay every month once you get the game. play for X amount of months, take Y break and not pay, then come back when a major patch/expansion comes out.
Still, you may perfer a game where you don't pay a dime and get everything, but have some "Content" (Content is subjective and in this case Im saying vanity items) locked behind a paywall. (Yes, I would agrue that while vanity items are not needed, I'd still rather have them as a unlock from a challenge or reward then from paying $10)
I'd like to pay a steady fee and have access to everything, and not be bothered by a cash shop, with developer focus on in-game content to keep players instead.
both systems have their pro's and con's. but Im just tired of the F2P market, and would like to see a meaty, well-done MMO.